It may be the most adorable sea creature ever—and seeing one face-to-face has been on the bucket list for a Japanese diver ...

The banana slug is named for its resemblance to a ripe (or overripe, in the case of spotted individuals) banana. It’s one of the slowest creatures on Earth, moving at a maximum speed of six and ...

Marine scientists have identified and named a mysterious creature of the deep sea after studying the elusive sea slug for twenty years. Bathydevius caudactylus is a newly identified sea slug that ...

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The creature has been named Pleurobranchaea britannica ... About 100 different sea slugs are found in the seas off Britain and Ireland, but he knew instantly this was something special.

A rare dinosaur-age fossil has been found which could point to the origins of molluscs - the spineless soft-bodied species of creatures which include slugs and snails. A team of scientists working ...

Stinging cells, produced by cnidarians such as jellyfish and anemones, are one of ocean creatures' most effective defences. This method of protection can keep almost all predators at bay - but not the ...

On moist summer nights, these creatures become aroused ... the mating behaviour that we wanted to capture, yet getting the slugs into prime position to ‘do it’ wasn’t so simple.

Try not to cover your eyes as we enter the world of critters that give goo and ooze a whole new meaning! It's Bonksters Gross Science: Slugs Snails And Other Slimy Creatures!

Citizen slug sleuths are helping scientists keep track of unique creatures that have made a remarkable comeback at Mount ...